>From what I was taught (e.e. cummings aside), the first word in
sentences and proper nouns are capitalized.

Séamas Ó Brógáin wrote:
> John wrote:
> 
>> First, for the sake of those who are not aware of what we are talking
>> about, in English the first letter of most words are capitalized, but
>> not for "unimportant" words . . .
> 
> That's not a very good formulation of best practice. (Why are certain 
> words "unimportant"?)
> 
> Capitalise all words except definite and indefinite articles (the, a, 
> an) and unstressed prepositions and conjunctions.
> 
> Séamas Ó Brógáin
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